Wolfgang Hampel. Founder of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society for Betty MacDonald Fans all over the world.
Wolfgang Hampel interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and other famous writers and artists.
Wolfgang Hampel's Betty MacDonald and Ma and Pa Kettle biography and Betty MacDonald Interviews are very popular all over the world.
Wolfgang Hampel is also famous for his satirical poems and stories.

You might think: Is Anja foolish? You can't compare Prater in Vienna
with Vashon Island in Washington State. Believe me, you can! Even
here you can see racoons. They are really very shameless when they are
looking for food.

Can you remember? Betty MacDonald, her husband Donald Chauncey
MacDonald and daughters Anne and Joan had their funny moments (sometimes) with racoons at Dolphin Point on Vashon Island.

Many readers asked us a question: Who translated Letizia Mancino's THE SECOND PARADISE in english language? It's excellent. Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor
Member Letiza Mancino told us it had been translated by Betty MacDonald
fan club honor member Mary Holmes.

Betty MacDonald - and Hilde Domin Fan Club are very grateful.

Dear Mary Holmes, thank you so much for doing this.
Both, Letizia Mancino and Mary Holmes have crystal-clear thoughts like a mountain spring.
Letiza and Mary, we love you.

Dearest new Betty MacDonald fan club fans you'll receive a very important message by Betty
MacDonald fan club event team.

This
message includes a very nice Betty MacDonald fan club surprise and many
info on our current Betty MacDonald fan club projects.

Join one of our Betty MacDonald fan club research teams, please.

Thanks a million in advance for your outstanding support.

Let's talk about Betty MacDonald fan club book cover contest.

You can vote for your favourite Betty MacDonald book cover.Deadline: June 30, 2016Betty MacDonald fan club book cover contest winner will be owner of a signed first
edition of one of Betty MacDonald's books.

The Dalai Lama says ‘too many’ refugees are going to Germany

Speaking
to German reporters in the de facto capital of Tibet's exiled
government, the Dalai Lama apparently said that "too many" refugees are
seeking asylum in Europe.

"Europe, for example Germany, cannot become an Arab country," he said with a laugh, according to
AFP, which quoted from an interview the spiritual leader gave
to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, a German newspaper. "Germany is
Germany. There are so many that in practice it becomes difficult."It
was an unexpected extension of sympathy for a sentiment that has found
fertile ground mostly among nationalist groups. The Dalai Lama, who
often speaks of humanity's need to acknowledge its "oneness," is a
refugee himself. After Tibetans rose up against Chinese limitations on
their autonomy in 1959, the current (and 14th) Dalai Lama led tens of
thousands of his followers to India, where they and their descendants
have lived since. An estimated 120,000 Tibetans live in India, and those born in the country can vote.

The
bulk of Arab refugees he was referencing are fleeing Syria's brutal and
seemingly endless civil war, and its spillover into Iraq. But the truth
is that the vast majority of those refugees are not seeking asylum in
Europe, but in Turkey and two other Arab-majority countries, Lebanon and
Jordan. Germany is a country of 80 million people and has accepted just
over 1 million refugees. Before the war in next-door Syria, Lebanon had
a population of more than 4 million people. It has since taken in well over a million Syrians.Beyond the skepticism, the Dalai Lama did convey his characteristic compassion."When
we look into the face of every single refugee, especially the children
and women, we can feel their suffering," he said. "The goal should be
that they return and help rebuild their countries."

One aspect of a gentleman is his attention to detail and a very
important detail should be his health. While it might be easy to grab
something quick and sugary for breakfast, an ideal breakfast should be
high in protein and have enough healthy fats to keep you satiated for
the first few hours of the day.

After you down a liter of water (you become dehydrated when
you sleep) a good breakfast is the best way to tackle the rest of the
morning. I am a huge fan of cooking. Sometimes things turn out badly,
but after a while you start to know what would taste great. That way
you can experiment and create healthy meals for yourself, instead of
being at the mercy of whatever the local restaurant serves you. Here's a
recipe for my latest success:

The Eggwhite - Cottage Cheese Omelet

3 egg whites

2-3 Tbsp cottage cheese

1/2 tsp basil (fresh is best - of course)

optional - I add a load of red pepper flakes, because I love spicy food

sprinkled cheddar cheese on top for taste and appearance

Heat frying pan on a stove top set at medium-low to medium.
If your pan is not non-stick, you should spray it with a cooking spray
first. Allow the pan to heat for a moment while you combine the
ingredients (no more than 2-3 minutes).

With a fork or whisk mix the eggs, cottage cheese, basil and
other optional additions. Pour into pan. I put a lid on the pan to
allow the heat and steam to cook the top of the omelet; this will make
flipping the omelet much easier. After you flip the omelet, add the
shredded cheddar cheese to the cooked side. After the eggs are
sufficiently cooked through, serve and enjoy!

Mrs.
Piggle-Wiggle was created as series of bedtime stories that Betty
MacDonald told her children and grandchildren. MacDonald’s adult books
(THE EGG AND I, THE PLAGUE AND I, ANYBODY CAN DO ANYTHING, and ONIONS IN
THE STEW) are brilliantly humorous and her children’s books are also
amusing. Kids enjoy the over-the-top portraits of naughty children with
bad habits, while adults will smile at the nudge-nudge-wink-wink humor
that’s directed at sophisticated grown-ups. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle cures
kids (of interrupting, of staying up late, of not bathing, etc.) by a
variety of methods that seem may alarming to modern sensibilities
(usually slipping the kids a mickey or hiding some tonic or concoction
in their food or beverage. Imagine!) Many readers think MRS.
PIGGLE-WIGGLE’S FARM is the weakest volume in the series, because it’s
the “boring” one in which the kids solve their own issues (i.e. a girl
who’s afraid of the dark must get help for the injured Mrs. P-W by
venturing outside at night) but it’s actually my favorite because it
involves no magic and features kids who empower themselves rather than
kids doped into dazed submission by kindly old Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. The
four books in the series are:

About Me

Betty MacDonald Fan Club, founded by Wolfgang Hampel, has members in 40 countries.
Wolfgang Hampel, author of Betty MacDonald biography interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends. His Interviews have been published on CD and DVD by Betty MacDonald Fan Club. If you are interested in the Betty MacDonald Biography or the Betty MacDonald Interviews send us a mail, please.
Several original Interviews with Betty MacDonald are available.
We are also organizing international Betty MacDonald Fan Club Events for example, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Eurovision Song Contest Meetings in Oslo and Düsseldorf, Royal Wedding Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event in Stockholm and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fifa Worldcup Conferences in South Africa and Germany.
Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Members are Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter and described as Kimi in Betty MacDonald's The Plague and I, Betty MacDonald's nephew, artist and writer Darsie Beck, Betty MacDonald fans and beloved authors and artists Gwen Grant, Letizia Mancino, Perry Woodfin, Traci Tyne Hilton, Tatjana Geßler, music producer Bernd Kunze, musician Thomas Bödigheimer, translater Mary Holmes and Mr. Tigerli.